Feb. 5, 2016: Fishing boats, Santiago de Cuba

We would have missed this if it hadn’t been for our pedicab guide/driver, who took us to see and meet.

DSC07033Tucked in a corner of the waterfront, only steps away from the newly-renovated Malecon, although invisible from it, this fishermen’s cooperative seems like a remnant of an earlier, simpler time.DSC07036

Many of the boats, and the dock area, suffered heavy damage during Hurricane Sandy in 2012; nearly 2000 boats in the Santiago area had to be repaired or rebuilt.

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8 years ago

Great photos!

8 years ago

You must have been tempted to spend a few hours fishing the blue waters !

 

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